NOVA - Season 14 Episode 12 : Death of a Star 2025
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Why do stars explode and how is the energy generated? What is the effect of all those little “aftermath” particles floating through space? Nova: Death of a Star is a 60-minute science documentary that explores rare astronomical events in all their dimensions. The film features the 1987 explosion of a supernova - first observed by a Canadian astronomer in Chile - and discusses its impact on the universe. Witness the celestial phenomena that baffles the scientific community as you travel from South America to Japan to Cleveland. A discussion of supernova neutrinos is a special highlight of the tape.
- Released: Jan 01, 1970
- Runtime: 00:55:14 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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- Network: PBS
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Se-14 Ep-2. Children of Eve 1987-01-27
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Se-14 Ep-3. Why Planes Crash 1987-02-03
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Se-14 Ep-4. Orangutans of the Rain Forest 1987-02-10
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Se-14 Ep-5. Freud Under Analysis 1987-02-17
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Se-14 Ep-6. The Hole in the Sky 1987-02-24
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Se-14 Ep-7. Confessions of a Weaponeer 1987-03-03
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Se-14 Ep-8. Great Moments from NOVA 1987-03-10
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Se-14 Ep-9. Will the World Starve? 1987-03-24
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Se-14 Ep-11. Rocky Road to Jupiter 1987-04-07
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Se-14 Ep-12. Death of a Star 1987-10-06
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Se-14 Ep-13. Spy Machines 1987-10-13
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Se-14 Ep-14. Hidden Power of Plants 1987-10-20
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Se-14 Ep-15. Japan's American Genius 1987-10-27
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Se-14 Ep-16. A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama 1987-11-03
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Se-14 Ep-17. Volcano! 1987-11-10
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Se-14 Ep-18. How Good is Soviet Science? 1987-11-17
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Se-14 Ep-20. Riddle of the Joints 1987-12-08
